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Let me just start by saying, the Yankee Springs Trail Run weekend is amazing expression of the West Michigan trail running community. I feel lucky and grateful to live in a place with a great trail running community. I'll be back next year to run or volunteer or both.

You should definitely join me next year! You can run 1, 2, or even 3 races over the weekend; Friday = 10k; Saturday = full-marathon, double-marathon, quad-marathon; Sunday = half-marathon. We didn't camp out at Yankee Springs this year, but likely will next year...

On April 9, 2016 I ran the Kal-Haven Trail Run for the first time. The race is a 33.4 mile (although it's really 33.9 because of a revised finish line) from Kalamazoo, MI to South Haven, MI. As a reclaimed rails-to-trails route, the course is pretty much straight and flat.

Just finished “3-Minute Mountain Legs” routine from the latest @trailrunnermag email. Seems good and can easily incorporate these two exercises into a regular routine.
1. Single-Leg Rear Lunge (20 to 50 on each leg)
2. Single-Leg Step-Ups (30 to 100 on each leg)
Give it a try and make it into a tiny habit!